19 April 2010 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
King Orry Cottage, Ramsey Road, Laxey, Isle Of Man, IM4 7pt
The proposal involves removing existing timber windows and doors at this residential property and replacing them with uPVC windows and doors that replicate the existing design, including 18mm internal Georgian arrangements, safety glazing where required, and clear glazing.
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The proposed uPVC windows replicate the existing windows in design, pattern, and glazing bars. As such, the proposal accords with Planning Circular 1/98, which requires replacement windows in principa…
Residential Policy 1 of Laxey and Lonan Area Plan Order 2005
Requires alterations and extensions to existing property to be sympathetic to the character and appearance of the building and surrounding area in residential zones. The officer assessed the window replacements as sympathetic given their replication of existing design.
General Policy 2
Permits development in accordance with area plan zoning if it respects site surroundings in siting, scale, form, design; does not adversely affect character, amenity, or road safety. The minor window replacement was found to meet these criteria with no adverse impacts identified.
Guidance on replacement windows in Conservation Areas
For buildings outside Conservation Areas, principal elevations visible from public roads require replacement windows to match originals in opening method, glazing bars, and frame sections. The uPVC windows replicate the existing, making the proposal acceptable.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This approval relates to drawing no.s 1, 3 and 4 date stamped the 3rd March 2010.
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